Harry S. Truman: The man from Missouri

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

12/18/2008

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction.
Character.
1. A keen sense of duty and hard work.
2. A man of integrity.
3. Truman's only ambition.
Truman's modesty and humility.
His under-whelming qualifications for the presidency.
The only close male friend Harry Truman ever had.
Surrounding himself with the people he needed to complement his own mental faculties.
One betraying quirk of H.S. Truman - a quick temper.
Conclusion.

Abstract

In the fifty-three years since his presidency, the nation has truly had time to reflect, and harry S. truman has now been elevated to the pantheon of 'great' Presidents of the United States. Hailing from humble roots in the heartland of missouri, truman guided the nation through some of the most pressing predicaments at the halfway mark of the twentieth century. He was handicapped from the start, taking over from the most popular president ever, one whom had been elected to an unprecedented four terms, and he also took office in 1945, in the midst of the most destructive war the world had ever seen. Between then and 1952, though, he ended World War II, completed the dream of FDR -the United Nations, and was responsible for what is possibly the greatest foreign policy achievement in U.S. History - the Marshall Plan. truman also granted recognition to Israel for the first time ever, helped craft the NATO alliance, and successfully stood his ground against the Soviet Union in the Berlin Airlift.